Syracuse, NY -- A man accused of firing at a Near West Side house during a burglary attempt Monday was caught by Syracuse police after he was stunned with a Taser, according to city police records.

The man gave police an alias and has been placed in jail as "John Doe" until authorities can confirm his identity, said Sgt. Tom Connellan. He was charged with felony attempted burglary, criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment, as well as misdemeanor resisting arrest

Police records provided the following account:

Officers responded at 7:11 a.m. to a house in the 300 block of Shonnard Street after the resident reported a burglary in progress. "Hurry up, they got guns," the resident told a 911 operator.

As officers approached, a man with dark clothing walked from the backyard with his hands in his pockets.

Fearing the man was armed, Officer Charles Lester ordered the man to show his hands, but he refused.

Lester grabbed the man's right hand to remove it from his pocket, but the man continued resisting. Officers knocked the man to the ground. Lester punched him four times in the face.

When that had no effect, Lester pulled out his police baton and struck the suspect three times in his right forearm. Still, the man refused to show his right hand.

Another officer arrived with a Taser and fired a probe into the man's lower back area. At that point, the man removed his hands and was handcuffed.

Police said he had no weapons on him. They searched the outside of the residence and found a loaded 9mm Magnum Research Desert Eagle handgun near where the man was first seen. A spent shell casing was located nearby.

A resident told police two men had arrived at the front door with a handgun. One threatened to shoot if the resident didn't open the door, then tried to kick in the door.

The resident also said two people had been snooping around the yard at 3 a.m. Police searched the side yard and found a .40-caliber Glock Model 27 semi-automatic gun.

After the suspect was in custody, an ambulance treated him for pain in his right arm and leg from the scuffle with police. Medics determined he did not need hospital treatment.